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Happy with a hobby
here is no question about it, that hobbies can be sparetime well spent, for they bring us happiness, friendship, knowledge and good health through relaxation. Hobbies provide a good balance between work and play for those who are intensely bent upon success and are constantly directing all their efforts toward their goal.
There are four general classes of hobbies : (1) Doing things, (2) Collecting things, (3) Making things, and (4) Studying or learning about things. By referring to your encyclopedia, you will discover the great number of hobbies which can be found in each of these classes. Public libraries are usually well stocked with books about hobbies.
Hobbies have marked the beginning of fame and fortune for many who never dreamed that their spare time activities would develop into worldwide renown for them in the fields of sports, invention, science, art, music, and industry.
Patience is a great teacher and oftentimes is best developed through a hobby. Hobbies relax the mind and in so doing provide us with incalculable health stimulating benefits. Hobbies are fun, have one !
No man is really happy or safe without a hobby, and it makes precious little difference what the outside interest may be—botany, beetles, or butterflies; roses, tulips, or irises, mountaineering, or antiques — anything will do so long as he saddles a hobby and rides it hard.
- Sir William Osler
